Law School

Author: Robert Stevens (USA), translated by Yan Yalin and others
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
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In the face of these objections, the preparations for the law school continued, with a plan to support Joseph Beale of Harvard University in becoming the dean of the University of Chicago Law School. Meanwhile, Ernest Freund, a member of the University of Chicago's advisory board and a political scientist, drafted a notice for the newly established law school, claiming that the school's responsibility lay in "promoting and encouraging systematic research in comparative jurisprudence, legal history, and legislative principles." To everyone's surprise, in addition to the courses expected to be offered as in Harvard Law School, international law courses would also be included. Moreover, the text suggested electing new courses such as taxation, constitutional law, jurisprudence, and Roman law in the second year. When Beale heard these suggestions, he was frightened and firmly stated, "We do not offer these courses." Dean Ames said, "Here, we unanimously oppose teaching anything other than law.